The creators
Delight in the alchemy of art and culture as we explore the beauty and inspiration of original artists, designers and craftspeople.
Members of Matrix in the 1990s. Back row (left to right): Mo Hildenbrand, Sheelagh McManus, Raechel Ferguson. Front row (left to right): Janie Grote, Annie-Louise Phiri, Julia Dwyer. Photography by Jenny Burgen. Source: Matrix Open feminist architecture archive.
How we live now
Jon Astbury is Co-Curator of How We Live Now, a Barbican exhibition that explored a series of important questions about our public spaces and designed environments. He takes us through the evolution of this multi-layered project.
Pétur Örn Eyjólfsson and Søren Oskar Duvald of ÖRN DUVALD
ÖRN DUVALD: design that endures
Nordic design studio ÅBEN has become synonymous with the concept of slow design. Each product offered has been chosen carefully and must embody the brand’s core values: intelligent innovation, considered craftsmanship and sustainable design using ethically sourced materials.
Christopher: “Bewildered.” Image © Christopher Michel
Behind the veil
Mist-laden skies are soaked with meaning, figures emerge from the opaque air as though searching for something. The Veil: Exploring Liminal Worlds is the most recent work of acclaimed American photojournalist Christopher Michel, captured during his time isolating in San Francisco.
Jean Dubuffet, Landscape with Argus (Paysage aux argus), August 1955, Collection Fondation Dubuffet, Paris © Fondation Dubuffet, Paris / ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2020
The alchemy of art
Charlotte Flint is Curatorial Assistant of Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty, a Barbican exhibition. We go behind the scenes with her to find out more about the mysterious artist at the heart of this show.
Installation view of Automania, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, July 4, 2021 – January 2, 2022. © 2021 The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Robert Gerhardt.
Compulsion and rage
A new exhibition in Manhattan shines a light on the conflicted feelings — compulsion, fixation, desire, and rage — that developed in response to cars and car culture in the 20th century.